Shoe-polishing cabinet.



l. M. BEER/IER.

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APPLICATiON FILfD NOV. i6, l94.

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www vm y,orf desk the1 use of the parisino erases .earners IDALYNE M.BEEVIER, OF LOS ANGELES, CLFQRNEA.

SHOE-POLISHING CABINET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patente d Juin 53,

Application ledpNovember 16, wie. Serial Nomo.

This invention relates to a shoe polishing cabinet.

It is the object of this invention to provide a shoe polishing cabinet,in which the patrons may passte and from their positions on the stand)vithout climbing up and down the latter in the presence of the em'ployees and the public. y

Another Objectis t'o provide a shoe'v polishing stand which. i's soconstructed and arranged that the patrons and the employees will beseparated indifferent compartments in Whieh only the shoes or" thepatronwill be exposed to the polishers.

Another objeet is to provide a shoe polishing` stand having a partitionfor dividing the stand into two compartments, one 'for the patrons, andthe other for the workmen, and in which the partition forms 'a tablepatrons during the shoe polishing operations.

.A urther obgiect is to providemeans in a shoe polishing "cabinet of theabove character ,for readily transmitting instructions to the Workmen,together with mehns for signaling to the patrons when the Work iscomplete.

A further object is to provide the stand with a slidable platform formedto extend on opposite sides of the footrests to 'enable the patrons toreadily assume a position with the feet supported on the ootrests, andin which the platform may beretraeted by the Workmen to give thenecessary clearance at the sides of the footrests to perform thepolishing operation.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure- 1 is a view in vertical section o the cabinet partly inelevation illustrating the manner of using same. Fig. 2 is a horizontalsection and plan view on the line 2-2 or' Fig. 1'.

In carrying' out the present invention, the cabinet is constructed withfour exterior walls 5, 6 7 and 8 4here shown as arranged 10 and il bymeans of transverse partitions 12 and 13; the structure being covered bys, suitable roof 14: and provided with en trance opening 16 leading tothe coinpalt if;-

nient 9. 4

The compartment 9 constitutes a reoeption booth and is fitted with aseat 17 and table 18 and any other suitable convenience-s. Leading fromthe reception booth 9 throno'h an opening 19 inthe partition 12 is aigit of stepsQO which terminate on an elevated platform 2l arranged inthe compartment 'l0 and extending approximately halt' the Width of thelatter.

Extending across the compartmentt) he tween the Walls or partitions 12and 13' is a. partition 22 which closes the space`between the edge ofthe platform 21 and the Wallfv to form a pit or compartment 23fortifieuse of the workmen, which compartment communicates with thecompartment through an opening 24. The eompart 11 is provided as a storeroom for the neces sary supplies and is itted with an entr-anse 25 bywhich aereas is gained, to the coinpartments il and 23. The partition isformed with an oset portion or shell 26 which extends forward to a pointabove the edge of the platff "in- 21 and spaced therefrom.

Mounted on the platform 21 adjacent the edge thereof'is a series ofrevoluhle ehairs 27 in convenient7 relation to the .melf Depending fromthe shelf 25 is a panel forming part of the partition which panelterminates on a plane slightly above the upper face ofthe platform 2 andspaced forward of the edile of the latter to form an opening 29colnnumieating'between the eompartments l0 and .23. Mounted on the for'ward Wall of the lplatform 21' are brackets 30 arranged in 'paars onthe upperends of' -which footrests 31 are supported; the footrests A31being arranged substantially on a plane with the top of the piat'orrn 2lat a point dir eetv y beneath. the panel '28.

` Formed beneath the platform 2l is a s awe in which a panel 33 ismounted vto's 'de horizontally; the panel 33 being adapted to heextended forward of the ledge of the platn form 21 to constitute 'anextension of the latter and 1s formed with notches 34 on its outer edgeto receive the ootrests 31 so that the panel 33 will be positioned toextend on opposite sides of the footrests and to the outer ends of thelatter,

In employing the present invention, the patrons enter the receptionbooth 9 and pass to the elevated platform 2l in the compartment' 10 andtake their seat on the revoluble chairs 27; the panels 33 being extendedto enable the patrons to place their feet on the footrests 31. As ameans for enabling the patrons to give instructions to' the workmen inthe pit or compartment 23 speaking tubes 35 are provided on the shelf2G. The workmen then retract the'platform panel 33 and proceed to theshoe shining operations 'inV the view of passers-by and the Workmen.

' 'What I claim is:

1.v 'A shoe pohshing cabinet, comprising a compartment, an elevatedplatform therein,

.a second compartment, a partition separat inghsaid second compartmentfrom the first na ed compartment having a space-there beneath forming acommunication between said compartments, chairs mounted 0n the platform,and footrests arranged in the second compartment adjacent the opening inthe partition.

2. In a shoe polishing` cabinet, a compartment, an 'elevated platformtherein, a second compartment, a partition separating said compartmentshaving an opening adjacent the forward edge of the platform forming acommunicationbetvveen said com.- partments, footrests arranged in thesecond compartment and disposed adjacent said opening, and a slidablepanel on the platform adapted to extend on opposite sides of thefootrests.

3. In a shoe polishing cabinet, a pair of compartments, one for thepatrons and the other for the workmen, an elevated platform in thepatrons compartment, footrests in the workmens compartment arrangedadjacent an opening communicating with the patrons compartment, a shelfvextending over said opening, and a chair mounted on said platformadjacent the opening.

In witness that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto subscribed my namethis 28th day of Octoben 1914.

EDMUND A. 4STnAUsE, MARIE BA'rrEY.

